Mother’s knows best

How many in our demise say the words ‘if only I followed Mom’s advise’ is enjoying life? Is it really true that while our fathers consider our moms nothing but just a necessary evil to cook dinner and do the laundry, everyone who’s fortunate enough to have someone who’ll nag at you at 5:30am in the morning not to be late to school can say that one of God’s marvelous creatures is this homo sapien we now call Mom.


How many marvelous moms have I encountered so far? Countless. While I’m into this self-pity stage, I just got a text message from my Mom asking me to come home and forget everything and start a new life in our hometown. I’m clueless as to how my Mom got the news of me in a self-deteriorating stage as she barely knows how to check her own email. It’s just later in the morning that my elder siblings and I engaged in this never-ending argument suggesting that I give in to my mom’s request and come home. Sadly, I turned them all down. The promises of them to finance my studies in pursuing law maybe quite an offer to turn down, but the what ifs still haunts me. Going home is a dream I long been wanting to fulfill, not just for them, but for my kid. But what if I suddenly give up everything then my estranged wife get my kid and settle in Manila, worst some place I don’t know? I continue to struggle with the thought of getting her one day. While our state’s justice system is geared towards the protection of women’s rights, I’m keeping my hopes alive of winning my case and finally get my kid and be vindicated.


My ex-wife is my kid’s mom, surely she knows what is best for the kid. What her perception of best may sound absurd, that is her idea of it and probably what her mom says too. Being the best mom is not a contest as reward may come as an insult sometimes a trip to the United States, sometimes a perennial headache. Let society judge them based on how well their kids are. Just join me in prayer as my kid grows better than her parents are right now as she’s into the stage of not having a choice but just follow as to what her mom’s perception of best is.